Eerste Divisie match prediction: Little separates Excelsior and Roda JC Kerkrade in quality

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Competition: Netherlands Eerste Divisie
Competition: Fri 25.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Van Donge & De Roo Stadion (4500 seats)

A quick peek at the Eerste Divisie standings shows that this is top- vs mid-table, but there's a lot more data available. Read our Excelsior - Roda JC Kerkrade preview!

Insights:
  • Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Excelsior have less rest than Roda JC Kerkrade in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Eerste Divisie game only four days ago. That game was an away game at Jong Utrecht, so at least Excelsior are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Excelsior form and stats

When playing at home in the Eerste Divisie, Excelsior have managed 6 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 13 games.

It's back home for Excelsior, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Jong Utrecht away with the result 1-0. Niemeijer found the net in that victory. van Gassel, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.0 out of 10 in that game. Gassel topped it up with a clean sheet.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Jong Ajax in a game that was won 6-2.

Excelsior can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 29 times. Excelsior's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Roda JC Kerkrade form and stats

6-5-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Roda JC Kerkrade in their Eerste Divisie matches away. Things are running smoothly for Roda JC Kerkrade who hasn't tasted defeat in their last eleven matches, regardless of venue and tournament. Their last defeat was against Jong Ajax.

Roda JC Kerkrade are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at VVV-Venlo (placed 11th). Midfield player Pflücke was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.21/10. Pflücke hit six key passes.

Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs FC Volendam.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Kerkrade in our archives, and the results are: one win for Roda JC Kerkrade, two draws and three defeats.

The Roda JC Kerkrade manager Streppel has got the team scoring on the road, with 29 away goals in 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded by Roda JC Kerkrade in these games.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these teams face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Roda JC Kerkrade - Excelsior 1-2. Head to head data (for the last ten meetings): Excelsior won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Roda JC Kerkrade managed six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

ExcelsiorT. Dallinga
T. Dallinga
27 goals
Roda JC KerkradeD. Vente
D. Vente
13 goals
ExcelsiorR. Niemeijer
R. Niemeijer
10 goals

Excelsior missing players

Roda JC Kerkrade missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Excelsior Roda JC Kerkrade
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
15 6 3 Won W 0 6 11
4 3 1 Drew D 2 5 10
8 4 0 Lost L 2 2 5
58 29 8 Scored S 4 29 52
39 19 1 Conceded C 7 17 32
96% 92% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
81% 77% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
67% 69% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 69% 62%
41% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 38%
33% 31% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 19%
59% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 62%
30% 23% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 35%
15% 23% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 8% 12%
 
4.3 5.1 5.2 Corners for (avg) C F 5 5 6
6 5.5 7.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4 4.6 4.5
1.1 1.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.3
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.3 11.6 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 12.9 14.2
5.1 5.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 5.5 6.8
42% 40% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 40% 29%
 
10.5 8.4 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 9.6 8.1
4.4 3.7 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 4.8 4.1
Key stats in Eerste Divisie this season:
  • All of Roda JC Kerkrade's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Excelsior have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Roda JC Kerkrade haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 26 17 8 1 58 30 13 10 2 1 32 16 13 7 6 0 26 14 28 59
2 FC Emmen 25 16 4 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 52
3 Excelsior 27 15 4 8 58 39 13 6 3 4 29 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 19 49
4 Jong Ajax 27 15 4 8 56 44 14 9 2 3 32 20 13 6 2 5 24 24 12 49
5 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
6 FC Eindhoven 26 14 5 7 47 30 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 5 2 6 19 18 17 47
7 Graafschap 26 13 6 7 40 27 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 45
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 11 10 5 52 32 13 5 5 3 23 15 13 6 5 2 29 17 20 43
9 NAC Breda 26 9 9 8 38 31 13 6 6 1 21 9 13 3 3 7 17 22 7 36
10 Jong PSV 26 10 5 11 43 38 14 7 2 5 26 17 12 3 3 6 17 21 5 35
11 VVV-Venlo 26 10 3 13 36 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 33
12 Jong Utrecht 27 8 4 15 29 48 14 4 0 10 12 28 13 4 4 5 17 20 -19 28
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 TOP Oss 26 7 6 13 31 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 13 3 2 8 13 22 -11 27
15 FC Den Bosch 26 8 2 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 13 2 2 9 15 26 -21 26
16 MVV Maastricht 26 8 2 16 26 52 13 4 2 7 15 24 13 4 0 9 11 28 -26 26
17 Jong AZ 26 7 4 15 23 34 13 5 3 5 13 14 13 2 1 10 10 20 -11 25
18 Almere City 27 5 8 14 39 56 13 2 4 7 17 26 14 3 4 7 22 30 -17 23
19 FC Dordrecht 26 5 7 14 37 58 12 2 5 5 15 22 14 3 2 9 22 36 -21 22
20 Helmond Sport 25 5 6 14 24 42 13 3 3 7 13 24 12 2 3 7 11 18 -18 18

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 FC Volendam 26 17 8 1 58 30 13 10 2 1 32 16 13 7 6 0 26 14 28 59
2 FC Emmen 25 16 4 5 38 16 11 8 0 3 22 7 14 8 4 2 16 9 22 52
3 Excelsior 27 15 4 8 58 39 13 6 3 4 29 19 14 9 1 4 29 20 19 49
4 Jong Ajax 27 15 4 8 56 44 14 9 2 3 32 20 13 6 2 5 24 24 12 49
5 ADO Den Haag 26 17 3 6 56 34 13 9 1 3 30 15 13 8 2 3 26 19 22 48
6 FC Eindhoven 26 14 5 7 47 30 13 9 3 1 28 12 13 5 2 6 19 18 17 47
7 Graafschap 26 13 6 7 40 27 13 4 4 5 14 18 13 9 2 2 26 9 13 45
8 Roda JC Kerkrade 26 11 10 5 52 32 13 5 5 3 23 15 13 6 5 2 29 17 20 43
9 NAC Breda 26 9 9 8 38 31 13 6 6 1 21 9 13 3 3 7 17 22 7 36
10 Jong PSV 26 10 5 11 43 38 14 7 2 5 26 17 12 3 3 6 17 21 5 35
11 VVV-Venlo 26 10 3 13 36 38 14 6 2 6 22 22 12 4 1 7 14 16 -2 33
12 Jong Utrecht 27 8 4 15 29 48 14 4 0 10 12 28 13 4 4 5 17 20 -19 28
13 Telstar 26 6 10 10 28 47 13 3 4 6 15 27 13 3 6 4 13 20 -19 28
14 TOP Oss 26 7 6 13 31 42 13 4 4 5 18 20 13 3 2 8 13 22 -11 27
15 FC Den Bosch 26 8 2 16 27 48 13 6 0 7 12 22 13 2 2 9 15 26 -21 26
16 MVV Maastricht 26 8 2 16 26 52 13 4 2 7 15 24 13 4 0 9 11 28 -26 26
17 Jong AZ 26 7 4 15 23 34 13 5 3 5 13 14 13 2 1 10 10 20 -11 25
18 Almere City 27 5 8 14 39 56 13 2 4 7 17 26 14 3 4 7 22 30 -17 23
19 FC Dordrecht 26 5 7 14 37 58 12 2 5 5 15 22 14 3 2 9 22 36 -21 22
20 Helmond Sport 25 5 6 14 24 42 13 3 3 7 13 24 12 2 3 7 11 18 -18 18

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The Eerste Divisie, meaning “First Division”, is the second highest level of football in the Netherlands. 20 teams play two fixtures against each other to form a final league table after 380 games. The winning team is promoted with a creative playoff system deciding whether more teams promote.